Which roles does chemical education play in the European labour force? Which employer sector offers most jobs for graduates in chemical education? Reliable answers for these and other questions have been derived from the European employment surveys for chemists and chemical engineers.<br/>The survey was initiated and executed by the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association (ECTN). The European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) and the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) actively supported the project.<br/>During the last 15 years, every second graduate earned her/his highest certificate in one of the three top disciplines, chemical engineering or organic chemistry or analytical chemistry. Where do graduates in chemical education find jobs? Requirements by the job market (employer sector, industrial sector) differ very much between evaluated countries. Results reveal unexpected differences in the content of chemical education, e.g., in the share of chemical disciplines in educational systems of European countries.<br/>The questions about job satisfaction gave very interesting results. One answer describes the social situation in the European chemical workforce. More important in the current context is the answer, how the current job fits the expectation of the employee. This answer relates the image generated during the educational process to the real world situation.

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254th National Meeting (2017)

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